Definition of building
1 : a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use (as for a dwelling)
2 : the art or business of assembling materials into a structure
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Examples of building in a Sentence
My office is in that small brick building.
We bought the land for building.
Recent Examples of building from the Web
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Philippine police rushed to the Resorts World Manila complex early Friday after gunshots rang out at the complex, where smoke began billowing from the upper floor of the building.
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Under that proposal, the city of Prospect would buy about half the site for $810,000 to develop a park and a maintenance building.
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With his arrival, Uber received another injection of engineers experienced with building self-driving systems.
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The building was not in violation of any city codes, officials added.
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The center has been at that location since around 1972 and this is probably the third time the building has been damaged in some way, said Phil Dadagia, the center's president.
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Leasing begins this summer at the building, which is to open in October.
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The investigation concluded that the Islamic State had planted additional explosives in the building after the explosive residue gathered at the scene was not entirely consistent with what the blast of a GBU-38 would leave behind.
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Now, the Queens Museum is attempting bring a whole host of those visions to life, with some help from a Kickstarter campaign for the buildings never built in New York.
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13th Century
First Known Use of building
13th century
BUILDING Defined for English Language Learners
building
playDefinition of building for English Language Learners
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: a structure (such as a house, hospital, school, etc.) with a roof and walls that is used as a place for people to live, work, do activities, store things, etc.
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: the act or process of making structures by putting together materials
BUILDING Defined for Kids
building
playDefinition of building for Students
1 : a permanent structure built as a dwelling, shelter, or place for human activities or for storage an office building
2 : the art, work, or business of assembling materials into a structure
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